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Dark Diggler:
DT make wheels and Mavic make/made rims for bmx :daumenhoch:

midschooljon:

--- Quote from: Dark Diggler on September 09, 2012, 08:23 PM ---DT make wheels and Mavic make/made rims for bmx :daumenhoch:

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Yes they do, but DT's BMX wheels are made by Sun Ringle and just use DT hardware like closures and lock nuts. Last time I checked they didnt even rebrand the rims. Mavics offering is even poorer with them just selling  rebranded Formula product. Its not the same as a full blown line of wheels using their latest technology. What Im saying is that if the BMX industry adopts the MTB hub standards we then open ourselves up to a proper set of 20" Deemx wheels or similar. And every time they move forward with new tech BMX has access to it right away (perhaps a short delay for the 20" rims to go into production). There really is no reason to hold on to the old wheel system for BMX racing.  :)

bof:
Dubbers back.  ^"^

ron burgundy:

--- Quote from: midschooljon on September 09, 2012, 10:31 AM ---
--- Quote from: Devilock on September 09, 2012, 10:19 AM ---If it had big advantages in this discipline manufacturers would have been running them ages ago.

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I disagree. The manufacturers didn't adopt it because they simply didn't have to. The BMX market is far to small for guys like Mavic and DT to bother with, and thats why they have never made wheels for BMX. As such the people who have made BMX parts have been happy to keep on churning out old tech product as they face little competition from the big guys who focus on road and MTB. It only takes a few bold brands to step out of the old mindset and embrace the broader and better developed standars for things to beging to change. S&M and Supercross have done this and now that they have I think you will see it catch on very quickly.

I can vouch for it being stiffer. As mentioned particularly noticeable on the gate and in the corners. Its been an industry standard for some time with hub manufacturers so I dont see it as a fad. Im sure in the next year or so you will be hard pressed to find a high end race bike without it. Wont be long before race bikes adopt wider (mtb spec) rear hubs as well in my opinion. And with that will come a much wider choice of hubs, wheels, disk brakes, etc. The technology that brands like mavic and DT swiss put into wheels is very impressive, and makes the stuff in the current BMX market look primitive. It can only be good for racing if the industry opens up to these new standards and uses the same tech as MTB. Bikes will get lighter and faster for sure.

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What set up did you try?

stidds:
Bolt through hubs are nothing new in bmx, my Cook Bros hubs from 1980 and have bolt through axles ok they are not 20mm, but still are bolt through.

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